The aim of Fundación Leer is to promote reading and literacy amongst children in Argentina, generating a long-lasting and positive impact in their personal development to facilitate their social inclusion.
HELP US. With a donation of only U$S 25 per month for a year or U$S 300 on a go, you renew a Reading Corner with 15 NEW BOOKS and regular electronic bulletins with teaching material. You can even choose what province will benefit from your donation.
Location: Simbolar y Puestito San Antonio, Santiago del Estero Province
6th National Reading Marathon
This year the Marathon will be held on October 3rd, 2008, and its theme will be Reading is an Adventure with No Frontiers. Let’s discover new worlds!
Through the National Reading Marathon, Fundación Leer seeks to reach a wider national audience to highlight the importance of reading in a festive environment.
The day of the Marathon, children throughout Argentina, together with its teachers, families, volunteers and other members of the community, will meet in a set institution to read, listen to stories, poetry, share reading and books, participate in plays, etc.
Amongst the participating institutions, Fundación Leer will organize the draw of Reading Corners, each with 200 NEW BOOKS. PLEASE DONATE NOW and HELP US increase the number of Reading Corners that will be set up and HELP THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN in disadvantaged areas.
In 2007, 2,500,000 children of 7,800 institutions participated in the Marathon!
Fundación Leer was founded in March 1997 to encourage, from the private sector, the reading habit, fundamental aspect in the education of children and main factor for their active social inclusion.The aim of Fundación Leer is to promote reading and literacy amongst children in Argentina, generating a long-lasting and positive impact in their personal development to facilitate their social inclusion.
Fundación Leer operates at a national level, retaining a local view. Its programs are implemented at schools, public and private, rural schools, libraries, hospitals, community centers, soup kitchens, centers for children with disabilities and youth centers.
Programs
Shared Beginnings
Prepared to School
Family of Readers
Reading is Fundamental Argentina
School and Family
National Reading Marathon
Prepared for Life
Author’s Gallery program
The experience of writing
Small Explorer
Step by Step
The Importance of Reading
Reading Corners in Libraries, Hospitals and Community Centers
Strengthening of community agents in the promotion of reading
President: Félix de Barrio
Vicepresident: Eduardo García Mansilla
Treasurer: Elías Mejalelaty
Secretary: Jorge Labanca
Senior Members: Horacio Diez, Carlos Etcheverrigaray, María Freixas de Braun, Ignacio A. González García, Fernando Malenquini, Santiago Murtagh, Aldo Sessa, Pedro Simoncini, Mario Vázquez
Substitute Members: Jorge Galperín, Matilde Mejalelaty
Auditor: PriceWaterhouse Coopers
Advisory Board: Dr. Pedro Luis Barcia, Prof. Berta Braslavsky, Ing. Guillermo Battro, Dr. Guillermo Jaim Etcheverry, Dr. Carlos Floria, Lic. Víctor García Laredo, Prof. Alfredo van Gelderen, Dr. Mariano Grondona, Dr. Carlos Kaplan, Sr. José Martín, Dr. Manuel Mora y Araujo, Dr. Alejandro Orfila, Sr. Carlos Padula, Sr. Steven Rockefeller, Dr. Julio Saguier, Dra. Carol Sakoian, Prof. Antonio Salonia, Dr. Juan Carlos Tedesco
Dirección Ejecutiva: Patricia Mejalelaty
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